Learning Kanji

I’ve set myself a goal of learning two new Kanji every week in 2013, using Kanji Land and Kanji Darthmouth as my main resources. Click on the kanji for external links that show you the correct order of strokes for each symbol, more information about the kanji itself as well as related, useful compounds.

There are some 50,000 kanji, but many of these are not in regular use. For most people learning kanji designated as Joyo Kanji (2136 symbols) by the Japanese Ministry of Education is sufficient, indeed you will be able to read 90% of newspaper text with a knowledge of around 1000 kanji.